Volunteer Opportunities

Services

CRT provides Volunteer Opportunities to individuals within our programming community in addition to the mentors and RSVP volunteers previously mentioned. Volunteers are needed to donate their time to specific programs as well as the many services CRT offers including:

• Elderly Nutrition Program

CRT Elderly Nutrition Program is designed to provide Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors. The program provides healthy, nutritious meals five days per week, allowing many seniors to remain in their homes.
Volunteers deliver meals and provide companionship to the seniors who rarely have visitors and do not get out much.
Senior Community Cafes also offer volunteer opportunities.

• Early Care and Education Program

CRT Early Care and Education Program provides low-income families with a comprehensive childcare and education for children 3–4 years old. CRT has 20 sites and provides Head Start services to more than 1500 children throughout Greater Hartford and Middlesex counties. Volunteers are needed to read to the children and are welcomed by the children throughout the morning. Additional volunteer opportunities are available at each site.

• The Retreat

CRT The Retreat is an assisted living facility for seniors who do not need full nursing home services but help with everyday living.Volunteers are needed to read newspapers to the residents, provide companionship, and assist where needed.

Eligibility Requirements

All volunteers must be mature, self-directed, courteous, outgoing and positive, have effective communication skills, and be reliable and flexible. There are no trainings necessary and previous volunteer experience is not required, just a willingness to brighten someone’s day. Requirements vary by program and volunteers are subjected to the same reference requirements as program staff. Some volunteer opportunities are subject to negative criminal record check.

Elderly Nutrition Program Deliverers:
Volunteers must have own transportation and be 26 years or older.

Early Care and Education Readers:
Volunteers need to love children and must be 13 years and older.

Read Newspapers to the Elderly at an Assisted Living Facility:
Volunteers must be 13 years or older.

Application Process

Volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application and an interview is conducted to determine acceptance into the Volunteer Opportunities Program. Individuals who want to volunteer can contact CRT’s Director of Development or log on to the United Way website to find organizations looking for volunteers.

Service Hours and Locations

Questions should be directed to the Director of Development at (860) 560-5471

Mondays - Friday
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.